Farr VO 65 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

The Farr VO 65 (Volvo Ocean 65) represents a pivotal shift in the history of offshore racing, moving the world’s premier crewed circumnavigation from an open-development class to a strict one-design format. Designed by Farr Yacht Design, the vessel was introduced for the 2014-2015 Volvo Ocean Race to address the spiraling costs and reliability concerns of its predecessor, the VO70. Built by a consortium of elite European boatyards—including Green Marine, Decision, Persico, and Multiplast—every VO 65 was constructed from identical molds using vacuum-infused carbon fiber and epoxy resin to ensure absolute parity. Unlike previous generations where design breakthroughs could render a boat obsolete mid-campaign, the VO 65 was engineered for a minimum lifespan of two full circumnavigations, totaling over 100,000 miles of the world's most grueling nautical conditions.